Question

Use the Pythagorean theorem to find one leg if the hypotenuse is 13 and the other leg is 5.

Answer 1

12
3
13.93
11.24
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Answer 2

hyp^2 = side^2 + side^2

13^2 = 5^2 + side^2

169 = 25 + side^2
144 = side ^2
12 = side

Answer 3

Thank you so much!

Answer 4

this is one of those right-angled triangles whose sides are whole numbers. the lowest is
a triangle with sides 3,4 and 5.